Rail-fastening to sleepers.



J. SCHULER.

RAIL FASTENING T0 SLEEPERS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-22, l9l3.

1,183,682. Patented May 16, 1916.

- Arum/3 when ears as canto- I J'OHANN SCHULER, OF DUSSELDORF, GERMANY.

RAIL-FASTENING- TO- SLEEPERS.

.. Application filed September 22, 1913. Serial No. 791,097.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known hat I, JoHANN SCHULER, of

Dusseldorf, Germany, a subject of the German Emperor, have invented a new and useful Improvement for Rail-Fastenings t'o Sleepers, cation.

This invention relates to a hook-nail for fastening rails on sleepers, consisting of one part only having a springy or elastic neck and head.

Rail fastenings with springy or elastic cramp-irons and springy or elastic holding portion are known. So are rail fastenings and hook nails which have a special elastic of which the following is a specifi- 7 part between head and foot of'rail, con- -ing of the hook nails "All the aforesaid rail fastenings have the structed in such a way as to prevent a loosenin the sleepers.

disadvantage that each and every one consists of two parts 2'. e. of a springy or elastic part and a fixed or rigid part (screw, wedge, hook nail) to fix the springy or elastic part in position. This dlsadvantage prevents simpleness in construction and maintenance and consequently lowers the trafiic safety.

The two part-construction makes them unof the head by a doubled bending.

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of the preferred form of rail nail vpresent invention. Fi thereof. Fig. 3 is a si 2 is a cross section Specification of Letters Patent.

a resilient base according to the e elevation of the rail Patented May is, 1916.

having a modified form of neck. cross section thereof.

The elasticity of the head of the nail (b) is caused by a the nail.

, The rail nail according to thepresen't invention consists of a shank or. having a point- Fig. 4 is a v ed end and a contact point (1 formed at the at right angles to said opposite end bent shank while the intermediate portion 6 is to form a resilient base for the contact point. In the modified form of rail nail, 'Fig. 3, the portion 7) is shown to be somewhat flatter than that shown in Fig. 1-.

The improvement of this rail-fastening double bending of'the head of bent back and forward on itself and adapted hook-nail is, that the medium of fastening consists of one part only which has by proper arrangement an elastic or springy neck and head and causes an elastic pressure on the rails direct, without any intermediateparts, thus causing an important simplicity and cheapness of construction and msurlng an easy handling and maintenance, making a loosening of the nails in the sleepers impos-l sible.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is- A rail nail composed of a shank including its pointed end, a contact. point formed at the other end thereof bent at right angles to said shank, the intermediate portion bent back and forward on itself adapted to form for said contact point, substantially as described.

In wltness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in iiesence of two witnesses.

- JO ANN SCHULER. [L. s.'] Witnesses: I

OSKAR KfiMELL, ALBERT Norm. 

